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A Fallen Veteran’s Family Faces Deportation

Olivia Segura fights for the rights of fallen veterans' families in honor of her daughter.

Aired 11/16/2021 | Rating NR

VOCES

A Fallen Veteran’s Family Faces Deportation

Clip: Season 2021 Episode 2 | 4m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

Olivia Segura fights for the rights of fallen veterans' families in honor of her daughter.

Ashley Sietsema was 20 years old when she was deployed to Kuwait. Her mother, Olivia Segura, recalls receiving the news her daughter died. Amid grief, her husband was caught drinking and driving and has been scheduled for deportation. Segura says she fights for the rights of fallen veterans’ families because her family's pain is a result of the sacrifice her daughter made for this country.

Aired 11/16/2021 | Rating NR

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